Cessna 182S N314FR

Summary

On 12 June 2001 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 182S registered N314FR was involved in an accident near Corolla, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 June 2001 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Corolla, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Pine Island (7NC2)

Coordinates

36.3817, -75.8350

Aircraft

Cessna 182S

Registration

N314FR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Norfolk → Corolla

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA01LA160

Nobody was injured.

The pilots failure to maintain directional control during landing flare and touchdown resulting in the airplane touching down on the left side of the runway and the left wing contacting trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that during landing approach the airplane encountered low level turbulence and drifted to the left. He applied aileron and rudder controls, but did not correct the drift before touchdown. The airplane touched down to the left of the runway centerline, in soft sand, and he was unable to return to the runway centerline. The left wing contacted a tree and the airplane pivoted to the left. The right wing went down and contacted the runway. The propeller then contacted a tree and the airplane came to rest perpendicular to the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.